Te Matakupenga solar farm
Te Matakupenga solar farm is a power station in New Plymouth District, Taranaki. Te Matakupenga solar farm is situated nearby to New Plymouth Airport Terminal, as well as near the airport terminal Skywork Helicopters Ltd.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Plymouth Airport and Waipu Lagoons.
New Plymouth Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
New Plymouth Airport serves the city of New Plymouth, and the surrounding region of Taranaki. It is located on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island and is 11 km from the city centre, on State Highway 3 north to Auckland, and 4 km from the outer suburb/satellite town of Bell Block.
Waipu Lagoons
Lagoon
The Waipu Lagoons is a series of small coastal lagoons near the city of New Plymouth in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. They consist of three lakelets with a combined surface area of about 2 hectares, located 0.5 kilometres from the Tasman Sea, immediately to the east of Bell Block. Waipu Lagoons is situated 3½ km southwest of Te Matakupenga solar farm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bell Block and Waitara.
Bell Block
Suburb
Bell Block is a town in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. It is 6 km north-east of the centre of New Plymouth and 1 km from the outer edge of New Plymouth at Waiwhakaiho. Waitara is about 9 km to the north-east. New Plymouth Airport is located immediately to the north-east of Bell Block. Bell Block is situated 3½ km southwest of Te Matakupenga solar farm.
Waitara
Town
Photo: Grimhim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waitara is a town in the northern part of the Taranaki region of the North Island of New Zealand. Waitara is located just off State Highway 3, 15 kilometres northeast of New Plymouth. Waitara is situated 6 km east of Te Matakupenga solar farm.
Lepperton
Village
Lepperton is a small village in North Taranaki, New Zealand. It is approximately 6 km inland from Waitara township, 5 km west of the Waitara River, and 1 km east of State Highway 3A, which connects Inglewood to Waitara. Lepperton is situated 6 km southeast of Te Matakupenga solar farm.
Te Matakupenga solar farm
- Type: Power station
- Category: industry
- Location: New Plymouth District, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.01506° or 39° 0′ 54″ southLongitude
174.17191° or 174° 10′ 19″ eastInception
September 2025Operator
New Plymouth AirportOpen location code
4VGPX5MC+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1456389389
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Satellite Map
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